PM House Budget Rises by Rs 140 Million Amid Crisis
Islamabad: The government has increased the amount allocated for the Prime Minister’s official residence and other expenses by Rs 140 million in the federal budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2025-26, after which this budget has been increased from Rs 720 million to about Rs 860 million.
At a time when almost half of the country’s population is forced to live below the poverty line and new taxes of Rs 2,000 billion are being imposed on the public, the expenditure of the Prime Minister’s House has been increased instead of reduced.
According to the budget documents, Rs 90 million has been allocated for the vehicles of the Prime Minister’s House, Rs 144 million for the dispensary, and Rs 448 million for the garden.
It has been proposed to allocate Rs 6 million for the Prime Minister’s foreign visits, while Rs 42 million for the PM Charity Fund.
The budget of federal ministers and ministers of state has been increased from Rs 270 million to Rs 505.4 million, while Rs 63.1 million has been allocated for the Prime Minister’s advisors, which was Rs 36.1 million last year.
Similarly, the budget of special assistants has been increased from Rs 37 million to Rs 113.4 million.
It is proposed to allocate a budget of Rs 688.7 million for the Cabinet Division and Rs 620 million for the Central Car Pool.
The budget of the National Assembly has been increased by 28 percent from Rs 12.73 billion to Rs 16.29 billion, and the budget of the Senate has been increased from Rs 7.24 billion to Rs 9.55 billion.
Public circles are raising questions as to whether the ruling class will adopt the same austerity as Europe in difficult circumstances, while setting an example.
